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How I Survived

Four Nights on the Ice
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After his snowmobile breaks down halfway across the sea ice on a trip back from a fishing camp, Serapio Ittusardjuat recounts the traditional skills and knowledge he leaned on to stay alive. This harrowing first-person account of four nights spent on the open sea ice—with few... Read More
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After his snowmobile breaks down, Serapio Ittusardjuat recounts the traditional skills and knowledge he leaned on to stay alive.

An incredible true story of survival!

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After his snowmobile breaks down halfway across the sea ice on a trip back from a fishing camp, Serapio Ittusardjuat recounts the traditional skills and knowledge he leaned on to stay alive.

This harrowing first-person account of four nights spent on the open sea ice—with few supplies and no water—shows young readers the determination and strength necessary to survive in the harsh Arctic climate, even when the worst occurs.

How I Survived is a testament to resilience and the enduring human spirit.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781772274264

Publisher: Inhabit Media Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 January 2024

Country: Canada

Imprint: Inhabit Media Inc

Illustration: Illustrations, color

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Matthew K. Hoddy

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 184.0mm

Height: 248.0mm

Weight: 420g

Pages: 48

About the Author

Serapio Ittusardjuatwas born in a qarmaq (sod house) at Akunniq (between Sanirajak and Igloolik, Nunavut) on February 1, 1945. He went to residential school in Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, and Fort Churchill, Manitoba. He studied art, jewellery making, and metalwork at the Ottawa School of Art and Nunavut Arctic College, and was a certified journeyman mechanic. Serapio came from a long line of walrus hunters. He organized walrus hunts from his summer camp every year. He also went caribou hunting with family and friends.

Matthew K. Hoddyis an illustrator, comic book author, and animator hailing from Brisbane, Australia. Matt came to Toronto in 2014 on a working holiday and never left. His work ranges from material for children and young adults, all the way through to autobiographical and introspective works. He is co-creator of theSpace PyratesandSaga of Metalbeardcomics.

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